Ashley and Cheryl Cole. The footballer claims that
eight stories published in the Daily Mirror and Sunday Mirror
breached his right to privacy.
The Chelsea and England defender, who is married to X
Factor judge and Girls Aloud singer Cheryl Cole, claims stories
about his alleged affairs with three women contained confidential
information and breached his right to privacy.
He is seeking damages of up to £200,000 from Mirror Group
Newspapers over eight stories published in the Daily Mirror and
Sunday Mirror in January and February this year.
Cole, 27, alleges he was embarrassed and gravely distressed by
the stories, which also upset his wife. Some of the information
printed was false and invented, he claims, although his legal
action will not distinguish between true or false information.
Hairdresser Aimee Walton
The young women in question were hairdresser Aimee Walton, and
models Brooke Healy and Coralie Robinson.
The star argues that his right to respect for private and family
life, as laid out under the European Convention on Human Rights,
outweighed the newspapers' rights of freedom of expression.
The hearing is scheduled to take place today before senior High
Court official Master Eyre.
Cole married the then Cheryl Tweedy in July 2006, and sold the
wedding pictures to a glossy magazine. The couple remain together
despite the newspaper allegations.
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distinguish between true or false information.
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